Tennessee Titans MUST FIX the Middle: Best Linebacker Fits & Top Defensive Line Options in NFL Draft
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2024
- The Tennessee Titans have big needs on defense including linebacker and defensive line and while they shouldn't be drafting those positions early in the 2024 NFL Draft, it would still be smart to add at those spots at some point. First, the top linebackers could be options, but taking them so early could be risky. Also, there are linebackers later in the draft that could fit the profile of what the Titans' defense is looking for. Finally, there are different types of defensive linemen available and the Titans should look to add one of each.
Tennessee Titans MUST FIX the Middle: Best Linebacker Fits & Top Defensive Line Options in NFL Draft
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Payton Wilson is a top LB he made a big difference for NC state watched him dominant lb the last two years.
Let's get it!
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Trotter ran a 4.6, similar to David Long but actually bigger. If that guy isn't a mid round pick something is wrong with your analysis. An athletic guy who can cover is EXACTLY what we lack. He is the opposite of Murray (who you would draft again since you are enamored with an extra 10 pounds and speed) because he has great instincts. Gibbons might be our best strong LB and despite his 4.8 speed also has instincts and is actually decent ni coverage as well as the run. Gibbons was the 30th ranked LB per PFF and equally good in run and pass.
Well I wouldn’t be drafting Kenneth Murray in the first round either if you actually listened to my philosophy on it lol
I like Darius Robinson as well out of Missouri
Yep talked about him yesterday!
@@LockedOnTitans great motor and decent size/strength/quickness for our de opposite of Simmons.
That’s what I hate on sweat like mmm idk about that dui
Too many concerns
D LINE THE BIG MAN FROM TEXAS SWEAT 6FEET 4 INCHES WEIGHT 362 POUNDS.
Let me say 18:20, dude is LB at 240 looks like DH coming at ya... don't know the numbers but man Curtis Jacobs could be molded with Cali...
Sorry not sorry, I LOVE Payton Wilson. Dude is a freak. I know the injury concerns...I just think the upside is worth the risk
Big risk but big talent
Can cooper cover? We need someone to cover.
Yes he can but they just paid big for two people who can cover.
i voted for Joe alt for first round pick
I’m all for alt he’s about as solid tackle as you can get coming out of college. We all know we desperately need tackles.
Ideal pick
Are there any top level teams without at least one high level LB? My description if strong adn weak LB is the weak is the cover guy who stays on the field all the time. Thumper guys are easy to find. Guys that can do it all and stay on the field are not. ou usually DO NOT find those guys in the 6th round. Our need isn't just a decent body, it is finding a guy who is instinctual and solid in all phases (run, coverage and pass rush). You give him the green dot. Can make all the difference in the defense.
The two time defending SB champs
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Leo Chenal, 5th rated LB per PFF doesn't count? 4.53 40, 40 inch vertical. 3rd round pick. Dominant against the run, decent in coverage. Oh, 49ers have the best ILB and the other guy is top 10. Now the ignorance about S is also appalling. Bowan did all kinds of shifts and disguises with his Ss. But hey, why bother there either. Homework is a terrible thing?
Weird for someone “who only steals REAL reporters content” you sure produce a lot of content those “real” reporters wouldn’t even attempt to create😂
Why you on here? Just to hate? Not cool!!!
Weird, please do something more productive with your time.
Yep funny how that works lol
Easy now....
When these so said sports channels report 4 minutes maybe, on our team but then they'll run 12 to 16 minutes on an invidual clown from another team... it's blatant and it speaks to the media's projection... it's obvious
This is not slanted at TY TY this is too the people that have no idea what their talking about..
@@LockedOnTitans they think I’m hating on you hHaha
JUNIOR COLSON ALL THE WAY
Very good player
So you wouldn't have drafted David Long Jr because he had a 3.31 RAS score? 🤨
Not until Day 3. Now ask yourself what round he was drafted in??
@@LockedOnTitans You said in the video that you're "NOT taking a guy late or period that doesn't have great athleticism". That would obviously include passing on a guy like DL Jr.
It's just another point where I think you've closed your mind of too soon to the possibilities. I understand conviction, but I think it's gotta be in balance with an open mind for team building.
@@piptyson5512 ok so you’re saying David Long wasn’t a good athlete because of the RAS. I guess that’s fair but he wasn’t known as a slow player coming out. Not a great 40 but he had downhill quickness and range.
@@LockedOnTitans Well his RAS was pretty bad, I don't think anyone called him a "great" athlete coming out. And no size advantage either.
I did think he was very quick between the hashes, good functional speed. He was slippery against blocks and was very instinctive to boot. It's a situation that could happen again where a guy doesn't look like a great athlete at least on the surface, but the deep dive showed there was a lot to work with.
Ran has had some luck with late rnd LB's....maybe again?
P. Wilson is a walking injury. Nope.
Here we go with the explanation of 0 tech, 3 tech and such. Only problem is teams use a NT on what, 25% of the snaps? So you DRAFT another "3 tech" to play on passing downs who would be out there 75% of the time. Insane lack of awareness of situational football. Autry plyed inside on PASSING situations. Was he a NT? Unreal! Yes, if you can get a DT that is a pass rush strength YOU DO IT. Klug played 7 years in that role. Oh, Tart was as good if not better rushing the passer but since he came to the team Tyler has referred to him as a run stopping NT. In fact, the Titans have always preferred a "0 tech" that is more than a blob run stuffer. NT are not 2 down guys, more like one down guys and don't see the fieold in critical parts of the game except to stop the run.
Autry is a DE. He played outside on early downs and kicked in on passing downs. But you didn’t know that obviously.
@@LockedOnTitans I do know that but you are clueless and still think teams have a NT who plays like a NT did decades ago. The ignorance is astounding. My point on Autry is to get a DT that can line up there ALL THE TIME. Who can stop the run AND provide some pass rush and on top of that Simmons is a beast against the run as a 3 tech. Your whole perspective is plain ignorant. Teams might have some blob immovable NT like guy on the team who they utilize in short yardage and such. On top of that you seem to think having another Simmonsis a bad thing for some ignorant reason. Are you really that ignorant?
@@mikegustafson58 you’re so abrasive but clearly don’t watch the film.
@@LockedOnTitans Oh really? So when we play Mahommes or any good passing team we literally won't have a NT unless it is short yardage/goal line but I don't watch film. Brilliant.
Not to belabor the point but this is such a poor recognition of how DL is played I'll point it out. The Steelers had one of the best NTs in NFL history in Hampton for years. Wilfork for NE was another. Who played there for the Steelers ((2016-2019)? Hargave. A 6'2 300 pound guy, who was a PASS RUSHER (86.5) NOT A run stuffer (51.4). Hayward who is their version of Simmons. Then he went to the Eagles and played alongside Fletcher Cox (2020-22). So yea, the "NT" might normally be the better run stopper, but they aren't guys who just do that and come off the field all the time. Not to mention we ARE NOT a traditional 3-4 defense. We spend 75% or more of the time in a four man front. To make thigns even more ridiclous is Simmons isn't some light weight gap penetrator. He is a beast against the run.
A lot of 3-4 defenses spend plenty of time in the nickel, but when you have Simmons and Autry then nickel pass rush is taken care of. We don't need our NT to be Hargrave...yeah it would be nice lol, but as you said, Simmons excels in both areas. And ideally, we find a Nico replacement at the DE spot
@@MrCorner21 You know 3-4 means you have 4 LBs right? So it is basically impossible to be in 3-4 and nickel (replace a LB with a DB). And my point is we DO NOT HAVE a NT. People call the guy who who is the better run stopper the NT but the four man from alignment doesn't always have a guy as a zero gap (75% or more there is no zero gap guy). Not to mention the GAP concept, of taking up blockers for the LBs is antiquated. We don't have a 5 tech either. We basically use two DTs and two DEs. Strong side DE on early down is a guy like Autry for more run support. 3-4,is actually a bigger alignment overall with DEs as OLBs and is horrible against the pass.
@@mikegustafson58 lol I played football in college, 4 year starter...I know how a 3-4 front works my guy. This isn't 2003 anymore where you prioritize the NT position. As you said, we spent the majority of the time in a 4-man front...it was still 3-4 personnel, but we went with 4 rushers so our backers could focus more on coverage than on blitzing. Maybe that changes with the new regime, but regardless...we have found suitable NTs in the past from off the scrap heap. We'll be fine my man. I agree about 5 technique... I'd love Robinson from Mizzou at that spot
@@MrCorner21 no, it isn't 4-3 personnel and Landry and Key are not linebackers they are pure edge. They drop back in coverage only to confuse the QB and allow others to blitz which confuses blocking assignments. Best explanation is that NT is no longer a position but a geographical location your best run defender can play in special situations. Tyler is so focused on 1,3,5 technique, which is obsolete. He was arguing getting another stud DT which is insane. That same lack of awareness had fans not wanting to draft Aaron Donald because we had Casey. Except this is even worse logic because Simmons is an immovable object against the run himself. Either way we rarely are in 5 personnel and play a four man for 90% of the time. We might have a DT "geographically" located on the 0 or 1 but even that is rare. Tart wasn't a flipping NT. Sure when we ran a legit 3--4 under Dick LeBeau we had a slug NT. Later under Pees DeQuan Jones. But the defense has changed almost to a full 4-2-5 for the vast number of snaps. So you don't calibrate your personnel on only 25% of the snaps and maybe you keep on large DT for those specific situations. .Now if you were a team like the Steelers running a full 3-3 you would have depth at NT. Not really a priority today. Not to mention teams that do use big guys want guys that can actually move well for their size so they are not a one trick pony.